This boot camp-style course will help you to gain the foundational skills to perform the role of a business analyst (BA) in both waterfall and agile environments. You'll learn how to plan business analysis activities; as well as the basics of eliciting..

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Pre-Requisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Lessons

Learn how to fill the role of the business analyst.

This boot camp-style course will help you to gain the foundational skills to perform the role of a business analyst (BA) in both waterfall and agile environments. You will learn how to plan business analysis activities; as well as the basics of eliciting, analyzing, modeling, and writing requirements. Learn how to verify and validate product requirements, gain approval, and manage the requirements through the life cycle of the project. Understand the BA role in the design, development, and testing phases of a project. Gain new perspectives throug hands-on, interactive group activities led by subject matter experts. Enhance your experience through videos, discussions, and reflections. Get tools, templates, and samples to continueyour learning and practice after class.

This course is aligned to the requirements management and business analysis principles outlined by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBAÂ®) and Project Management Institute (PMI)Â®.

Students pursuing a university-recognized and/or accredited certificate in Canada or continuing education units in the US must attend at least 90 percent of class time, participate in class exercises and section-knowledge checks, and score at least 70 percent on an end-of-class, multiple-choice assessment.PMI is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

What You'll Learnâ€¢ Role and importance of the BAâ€¢ Vocabulary standards and business analysis practices through the use of the IIBA A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide)â€¢ Plan BA requirements activitiesâ€¢ Elicit requirements from stakeholders, with an emphasis on interviewsâ€¢ Analyze stated requirements, with an overview of modeling techniquesâ€¢ Document requirements for different types of projectsâ€¢ Verify and validate requirementsâ€¢ Elements of requirements management and communication and the BA's role in themâ€¢ Elements of solution verification and validation and possible BA rolesâ€¢ Enterprise analysis: choosing appropriate projectsâ€¢ Necessary competencies and best practices of BAsâ€¢ Waterfall, incremental, and agile lifecycles and how they change BA practices

Hands-On Exercisesâ€¢ Identify Business Analysis Concepts and Activities in Your Organizationâ€¢ Review a Vision and Scope Documentâ€¢ Plan Requirements Activities for a Projectâ€¢ Conduct an Interviewâ€¢ Choose Elicitation Techniquesâ€¢ Analyze a Location Modelâ€¢ Analyze a Workflow Modelâ€¢ Analyze a Use Case Modelâ€¢ Analyze a CRUD Matrixâ€¢ Identify Models that Answer Key Questionsâ€¢ Review a Requirements Documentâ€¢ Determine the Impact of a Proposed Change to a Requirements Setâ€¢ Write a Test Case Using a Use Caseâ€¢ Walk Through the Steps of Enterprise Analysis for a Projectâ€¢ Develop a Personal Action Plan to Improve Your BA Skills or Environment

Who Needs to Attendâ€¢ Systems, business, and requirements analystsâ€¢ Developersâ€¢ Software engineersâ€¢ IT project managersâ€¢ Project managers who supervise business analysts and are responsible for business analysis activities, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, program managers, testers, and QA specialists

6. BA Involvement in Design and Developmentâ€¢ Role of the BA in Design and Developmentâ€¢ Requirements Implementation and Design Assessment

7. BA Involvement in Testingâ€¢ Role of the BA in the Testing Phaseâ€¢ Test Plansâ€¢ Test Casesâ€¢ Acceptance Criteria in Agileâ€¢ Solution Acceptance and Closeout

8. Recap and Self-Assessment

Hands-On Exercises1. Review the Vision and Scope Document2. Identify Stakeholders and Other Sources of Requirements3. Plan Business Analysis Activities4. Conduct an Interview5. Observe a Requirements Workshop6. Choose the Best Elicitation Technique7. Create a Swimlane Diagram8. Create a Use Case Diagram9. Analyze a Location Model10. Identify Missing Stakeholders Using an Organization Model11. Prioritize Requirements12. Critique Requirements13. Determine Impact of a Proposed Change14. Provide Input for Decision between Two Solutions15. Evaluate and Critique a Set of Test Cases

Cancellation Policy

We require 16 calendar days notice to reschedule or cancel any registration. Failure to provide the required notification will result in 100% charge of the course. If a student does not attend a scheduled course without prior notification it will result in full forfeiture of the funds and no reschedule will be allowed. Within the required notification period, only student substitutions will be permitted.
Reschedules are permitted at anytime with 16 or more calendar days notice. Enrollments must be rescheduled within six months of the cancel date or funds on account will be forfeited.

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About Global Knowledge

Global Knowledge is the world's leading learning services and professional development solutions provider. We deliver learning solutions to support customers as they adapt to key business transformations and technological advancements that drive the way that organizations around the world differentiate themselves and thrive. Our learning programs, whether designed for a global organization or an individual professional, help businesses close skills gaps and foster an environment of continuous talent development.

Global Knowledge is the world's leading learning services and professional development solutions provider. We deliver learning solutions to support customers as they adapt to key business transformations and technological advancements that drive the way that organizations around the world differentiate themselves and thrive. Our learning programs, whether designed for a global organization or an individual professional, help businesses close skills gaps and foster an environment of continuous talent development.

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Dayna Grant.

Wasnâ€™t as advanced as I thought it would be. There was an issue when the day my course was the first time they used a new platfo ...
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Wasnâ€™t as advanced as I thought it would be. There was an issue when the day my course was the first time they used a new platform.. from adobe to something called zoom; I had to call support line cause it stated our instructor wasnâ€™t present. Thankfully I called cause everyone online was in the adobe virtual classroom waiting for what looked like a teacher who didnâ€™t show up for class (IT didnâ€™t get anything resolved until 10mins after start time). I felt like he was really getting hung up on very basic knowledge for the first half of the course (talking about how to create tabs and drag formulas as an example). I completed files a few times before he was done explaining. There was a scheduled fire drill for them (roughly 30mins)that also cut into our time, which wasnâ€™t deducted from the hour lunch break or the two, fifteen min breaks. I also really wish he touched base more on the automating workbook functions portion which we barely did.
I'm happy there were/are those study guides (learning videos) and exams to take on my own time that I hope after I've had the class are still available for me to learn from.

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Hasan Mahmood.

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Wendy Leung.

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Riman Chahine.

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Mohamed Shahin.

It was difficult to practice on my PC while trying to watch the presentation online.

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Stefanie Walsh.

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Gabriela Perez-Jimenez.

David was excellent!! I am very for having this course!!

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Edith Taki.

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Amanda Childs.

Everything was great, but the instructor wasted a lot of time talking about unrelated subjects (like demo-ing different programs, ...
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Everything was great, but the instructor wasted a lot of time talking about unrelated subjects (like demo-ing different programs, talking about other classes, and talks about how Excel/technology has changed) took up way too much time. The course could have been condensed or better focus would have been great

Reviewed Aug 2018

Chris Malicki.

Did not actually receive the course materials yet (and the course has concluded). Ratings assume that I will receive the course m ...
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please look at using another platform for delivering the course via online. I experienced tremendously difficulty on the first day staying connected, and there was a lot of problems hearing the instructor online. Just made it somewhat frustrating to participate in the course.

Yuhang Tian attended this course Oct 2015

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Lori Willing attended this course Jul 2013

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I would have liked 1/2 to 1 hour to study the contents of the course we had covered on the last day prior to writing the exam.